BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260416T154413UTC-8045KubUVg@https://faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260416T154413Z DESCRIPTION:The Australian Intercultural Society\, Trinity College\, Univer sity of Divinity &\; Islamic Sciences &\; Research Academy would lik e to invite you to:\nPrayer\, Patience &\; Pandemic\nDate: Monday 27 Ju ly 2020 \;  \;  \; Time: 7pm to 8pmLocation: Online webinar\nT his event will highlight how followers of various faiths have endured adve rse situations during the COVID-19 pandemic.\nAbout this Event***To watch live streamed webinar please click here***\nLife throws many challenges th at impede our ability to achieve our goals or live the life we aspire. Thr ough prayer\, we often find the courage to get back up and strive forward. The desired result is not always achieved at the first go\, so we keep tr ying. With a bit of patience\, perseverance and persistence we either achi eve what we set out to do or have to contend with another outcome – someti mes to our dismay. The Corona pandemic is THE biggest disruptor to 2020\, with everyone feeling its effects one way or another. How do we as individ uals and collectively\, who profess to be people of faith find the strengt h to get through this period ? Are we hopeful for our future\, considering pandemics could unexpectedly pop up and change the way we live our lives ? The new normal may be to live with uncertainty and constant change\, so how do we remain steadfast in our respective faiths and belief in God ? As women of faith\, how could we inspire our faith communities to give indiv iduals who are losing hope the shot of optimism they need ?\nBiographies\n Panellist: \;\n\nDr Mahsheed Ansari is lecturer in Islam and Contempor ary Islamic Studies and the Higher Degrees Research Coordinator at the Cen tre for Islamic Studies &\; Civilisation\, Charles Sturt University. He r research interests include the history of Islamic thought\, spirituality and culture. She is also a historian interested in the formation and deve lopment of minority communities in Australia. She is currently working on the Muslim heritage research project at the Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre at Charles Sturt University.\n\n\nThe Revd Dr Colleen O’R eilly is an Anglican priest and the Chaplain to Trinity College in the Uni versities of Melbourne and of Divinity. Previously she was the Vicar of St George’s Malvern (2007-2019) and St Faith’s Burwood (199-2007). Her docto ral studies was in the area of rites and pastoral care. Colleen is the mot her of two sons\, and grandmother to three boys who live in London. She is married to Fr Walter McEntee\, formerly Chaplain to Melbourne Girls’ Gram mar School\n\nModerator:\n\nDr Zuleyha Keskin is the Course Director at th e Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation\, Charles Sturt University. She is also a senior lecturer in Islamic spirituality and contemporary Isl amic studies. Zuleyha is a co-founder of ISRA Australia and the Managing E ditor of the Australian Journal of Islamic Studies journal\, a double-blin d peer reviewed academic journal. Zuleyha’s community outreach is through the frequent requests for her to do talks on Islamic issues in the wider c ommunity. She has 15 years of experience in teaching to a range of audienc es from high school students to youth and adults within the Muslim and non -Muslim community.\n\nTo register\, please click here. \; https://fait hvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1704-prayer-patience-pandemic-unive rsity-of-divinity DTSTART:20200727T190000Z DTEND:20200727T200000Z LOCATION:Melbourne VIC 3000 (Melbourne VIC\, Australia) SUMMARY:Prayer\, Patience & Pandemic: University of Divinity URL:https://faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/1704-prayer-patience -pandemic-university-of-divinity END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR